English-French translations for to stand

• debout
  L'Europe veut-elle rester debout ou être mangée par les deux bouts ? ! Does Europe want to stand up or be eaten from both ends?
  Les gens doivent attendre debout et doivent payer un tiers de leur salaire pour obtenir un visa. People have to stand and they have to pay one third of their salary to get a visa.
  Ma santé n'est pas encore suffisamment bonne pour que je puisse m'exprimer debout. I am not yet well enough to stand while I talk to you, but please do not think I am being rude.
• se tenir debout
  Ils n’étaient pas frappés mais étaient obligés de se tenir debout, nus, pendant des heures, jour après jour, en étant constamment interrogés. They were not being hit, but they were forced to stand naked for hours, day in and day out, under constant questioning.

Related words

• respiratory standstill
• to be able to stand or endure something or someone
• fit to stand trial
• difficult to understand
• hard to understand
• de facto standard
• stand to reason
• stand up to
• stand to attention